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Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Pension fund CalPERS has used its administrative powers to suspend the pension accounts of city officials, one of whom allegedly earned a 'secret' annual salary of US$800,000. Last week, Attorney General Edmund Brown subpoenaed hundreds of employment ...

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou Asia is up, Europe is up, Wall Street is up... for three days straight. But what has changed? Nothing really except for investors and speculators getting ...

Toot those Vuvuzelas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets after Wall Street closed weaker but crude oil and copper ended firmer. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Future Exchange, the June share price index contract was down 11 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing weaker but contract prices for oil, gold, silver and copper ending firmer. At 0728 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
United we stand, divided... the euro's sunk! Rambo. What was Germany thinking, going it alone to battle the battalions of speculators determined to burn the euro to the ground? Germany banned the naked short selling on European government bonds, shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The Australian share market may open slightly higher on Wednesday despite further falls on global markets over concerns about regulatory moves to address the financial turmoil in Europe. At 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Nein to naked shorts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
If you can't beat 'em, regulate 'em... again. The Germans must have been standing too close to the euro kitchen that they could no longer bear the heat. After all, them Deutsche -- more than any other Eurozone-member nation -- have much at stake and ...

Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... council member Axel Weber warning that there is a threat of "grave contagion effects." But I think OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria is more on the ball on this one when he said last week that, "It's not a question of the danger of contagion; contagion ...

INGIM builds distribution from ground up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
ING Investment Management (INGIM) is in the market for more staff, including BDMs, as it rolls out an ambitious wholesale distribution strategy to be led by former Genesys deputy head Jim McKay. McKay's appointment was announced today, less than a week ...